Research to ensure the availability of resources for the paper chain

Owing to the restricted availability of natural resources for papermaking, the aspiration to ensure sustainability, to expand the variety of usable resources and to find and develop new sources of raw materials has become the cornerstone for the future viability of the paper industry.

Innovations

• Materials flow management concepts for maximum added value from fibrous raw materials
• Technologies and formulations for the use of annual plants to replace the ever growing demand for wood
• Processes for obtaining and utilising sources of fibre from waste
• Increase in waste paper recovery and diversification of the use of recovered paper in paper products
  
• Development of storage and logistics concepts for ensuring continuous production